Probably the most dishonest shop with worst customer service in the US.
The body shop namely Loring changed my radiator due to an accident. Instead of following procedures, they pulled the line to my ac condencer, venting freon on my engine, firewall, windshield, and fresh air vents. After that the service department changed my oil, and supposedly cleaned my engine, and for some reason couldn't see the freon all over the engine compartment.
I picked up the jeep later that night after dark, it was done late and had to pick up the fob from the sales department.
Thought the jeep may had a funny smell, but I needed to work the next day, so I turned up the stero and drove it home.
The next morning, trusting they repaired things right, I started to doordash. Thought I herd a strange hiss from under the dash. And thought I smelled something. With high amounts of freon in the air, you'll quickly loose your sense of smell. I started getting a headach soon after that and felt disoriented and very sick, also saw the jeep was beginning to overheat. I emediatly drove home. That day I drove the car for about 3.5 hours and put on about 50 miles. Immediately after I got home, I called my Dr. And they connected me to poison control. Finding I was exhibiting signs of freon poisoning. (The freon that vented all over the car evaporated and filled the car with a poisonous atmosphere.) Per Dr Instructions I got fresh air and went to sleep for several hours, before I felt better.
I took pictures of all the freon, and got samples of the freon on the windshield the next day, when I looked to see what was wrong.
Called loring that Monday morning, told him it was unsafe to drive, and it was overheating. I was told to call a tow company, he said to make sure the jeep came to him and he would give them a po number.
Found later that day the jeep had no freon in it, or maybe .46 grams, I'm still unclear, since I'm getting 2 different stories. Loring didn't want to pay the $500 charge from service to fill the system and had all the freon from the system removed, anter service had filled it. Nobody told me there was no freon in it when I picked it up.
Loring must have plugged in the fan sensor in when he got it, because when it went back to service the cooling was working, and it wasn't overheating.
Johnny from service called me, told me the ac wasent working because all the freon leaked out, and I was lying saying it worked before I brought it in for the radiator change. Told him it was obvious they pulled the ac line and sprayed the engine compartment, thats why it was out of freon, and I have pictures. Again I was called a lier and that the body shop wouldn't do that. Then charged me $1955.00 to replace the condencer and lines, after it passed a vacume test ... 30 lbs for 20 minutes, showing no leak.
I've gone as far as I can to realize there not going to make this right, and i have to make them make it right.
Not only did they give me back a car that was unsafe to drive poisoning me, they needlesly charged me for a repair there own shop botched.
I had to figure out how I was going to get evidence, which if you think about it is ridiculous. I'll include pictures of the freon covered firewall and engine. But will include a side by side picture of my new cabin filter, next to the old oil soaked one, with less than a month of use. Mind you the car sat in the shop for 3 weeks
Unfortunately these aren't the only issues I have with them ... ... but if I would have lost consciousness from being in a confined space with a poisonous atmosphere and crashed my car, it could have killed me and several other people. With my job, I DRIVE ALL DAY. they need to be held accountable, and not be able to do this to anyone else.
Also I'm going to take even further steps soon unless Management calls me to work this out!!!
Freon boils at 65 degrees. It didn't get there till the next day, causing most of it to evaporate. Almost instantly, filling my car with a poisonous atmosphere. read more